Get to Know Our Teachers

Courtney Griffin
Owner & Instructor
Name: Courtney Griffin
Hometown: Memphis, Tn
Trainings/Certifications: 500 ERYT, Tier 1 Certified Baptiste Teacher, (Level One, Level Two, Art Of Assisting). 200 Hr Certification Bala Vinyasa Yoga, Naples,FL; 300 Hour Certification Bala Vinyasa Yoga/Green Monkey Naples,FL.; Mastery of Yoga for Restorative Green Monkey Naples, Fl.; Baptiste Kids Yoga Teacher Training.
My other job is: Wife and Gam Gam to 5 grandchildren.
The song I put on repeat: Dear Prudence by The Beatles.
When I wake up I: Do my spiritual work and meditate.
My favorite quote is: “You are your own enemy and you are your own savior” – Buddha
My favorite pose is: Wheel
My growing edge pose is: Dancer
When I teach I feel: Happy
When I practice I feel: Grateful
I love: My family

Liz Tong
Teacher
Name: Liz Tong
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Trainings/Certifications: Yoga Alliance 200 ERYT, YAECP, Omtree Shala, Baptiste Yoga Instructor, Yin Yoga w/ Paulie Zink
My other job is: Regional Sales Manager for B Yoga & Halfmoon
My favorite quote is: “You are allowed to be a masterpiece AND work in progress.”
My favorite pose is: Wheel
The pose I resist but know I need: Classical headstand
What are the characteristic or qualities of your favorite teachers: authenticity & accountability
The song I put on repeat: Turn your lights down low by Bob Marley & Lauryn Hill
What makes me laugh: Everything but it’s usually when people don’t take themselves too seriously.
What lights me up in my life: my family
The best advice I have ever been given: “Patience, Persistence, and Practice”

Amanda Spurlock
Teacher
Name: Amanda Spurlock
Hometown: Jonesboro, AR
Trainings/Certifications: 200 hr certification in Hatha and Ashtanga vinyasa from Akshi Yogashala, Rishikesh India. Mentoring in Baptiste method with 200hr to be completed in 2019 from Griffin Power Yoga
My other job is: Being a lifelong learner.
The song I put on repeat: Mountain Hare Krishna by Krishna Das.
When I wake up I: Meditate
My favorite quote is: “Where the heart is full of kindness which seeks no injury to another, either in act or thought or wish, this full love creates an atmosphere of harmony, whose benign power touches with healing all who come within its influence. Peace in the heart radiates peace to other hearts, even more surely than contention breeds contention.” – Patanjali
My favorite pose is: Agnistambhasana – Fire Log Pose
My growing edge pose is: Eka Pada shirshasana – One foot behind head pose
When I teach I feel: Grateful
When I practice I feel: Bliss
I love: Sharing tools that help bring peace into the lives of others.

Alex Crawley
Teacher
Name: Alex Crawley
Hometown: Jonesboro, AR
Trainings/Certifications: 200-hour certification from Griffin Power Yoga
My other job is: Going to Jonesboro High School
My favorite quote is: “The only way to get what you want in this world is through hard work.” – Tiana (Disney’s Princess and the Frog)
My favorite pose is: Handstand
The pose I resist but know I need: Reverse Plank
The song I put on repeat: Mrs. Americana and the Heartbreak Prince by Taylor Swift
When I practice yoga I feel… Strong
What makes me laugh: The TV show Friends
What lights up in my life: My family and Disney World
The best advice I have ever been given: Surround yourself with loving people that lift you up and make you happy.

Chelsea Hyde
Teacher
Name: Chelsea Hyde
Hometown: Paragould, AR
Trainings/Certifications: 200-hour Vinyasa Yoga from Yoga To The People in NYC and 200 hour Vinyasa certification from Griffin Power Yoga.
My favorite quote is: “You do not find a happy life; you make it.”
My favorite pose is: any inversion or deep backbend
The pose I resist but know I need: frog ? or chair haha..
The song I put on repeat: Lady Lie by Rainbow Kitten Surprise
When I practice yoga I feel… A connection in my mind, body, and spirit
What makes me laugh: Anything cute my pit bull rescue Jared does
What lights up in my life: Knowing that I am love and am loved

Katie Blevins
Teacher
Name: Katie Blevins
Hometown: Lafe, AR
Trainings/Certifications: 200-hour Vinyasa from Griffin Power Yoga
My other job is: Office manger for Richardson Orthopedic & Associates
My favorite quote is: ““Sometimes it’s useful being top banana in the shock department” Breakfast at Tiffany’s
My favorite pose is: Crow pose, it forces you to look forward
The pose I resist but know I need: frog
What are the characteristic or qualities of your favorite teachers: happy and upbeat
The song I put on repeat: for right now, it’s “Hold my Girl” By George Ezra
When I practice yoga I feel… at peace
What makes me laugh: Jokes… just kidding dogs memes
What lights up in my life: being around family and friends

SaraAnn Sanderlin
Teacher
Name: SaraAnn Sanderlin
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Trainings/Certifications: 200-hour Vinyasa from Griffin Power Yoga, Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
My other job is: Mental health therapist at St Bernard’s Behavioral Health
My favorite quote is: “Happiness can be found in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the light.” — Albus Dumbledore
The pose I resist but know I need: EASY! Chair. Always Chair. Looking at you, Liz Tong.
What are the characteristic or qualities of your favorite teachers: Fun, encouraging, challenging.
The song I put on repeat: High Hopes by Panic! At the Disco.
When I practice yoga I feel… Empowered. Strong. Free.
What makes me laugh: Llamas. My beagle, Luna. Really corny dad jokes.
What lights up in my life: Honestly, my yoga practice. When I’m on my mat I feel more confident, strong, and free than I ever do any other time and I love that about this practice because I know that whenever I need it, I can always turn to yoga to feed my mind, body, and spirit in a positive and powerful way.
The best advice I have ever been given: Stop taking things personally.

Erin Curtis
Teacher
Name: Erin Curtis
Hometown: Jonesboro, AR
Trainings/Certifications: 200-hour Vinyasa from Griffin Power Yoga
My other job is: teaching fourth graders
My favorite quote is: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” -Dr. Seuss
My favorite yoga pose: bird of paradise and anything to do with balancing or going upside down.
The pose I resist but know I need: Boat
The song I put on repeat: Mighty Mountains by National Park Radio
When I practice yoga I feel…present, at peace, and deeply connected with my physical body.
What makes me laugh: My goofy lover, Frank and farts
What lights up in my life: Frank, our animals, my family, students, friends, and my many other blessings
The best advice I have ever been given: Focus on what’s right in your world instead of what’s wrong.